Johnson’s October 31 Brexit vow is dead in a ditch as EU agrees January ‘flextension’
Boris Johnson previously said he would prefer to be “dead in a ditch” than fail to leave on October 31.
Boris Johnson previously said he would prefer to be “dead in a ditch” than fail to leave on October 31.
Johnson had vowed he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than delay Brexit past October 31, and the government has spent £100 million on adverts preparing the UK for a Halloween withdrawal.
The Labour leader was snapped having a nap on an early train to Scotland ahead of a weekend campaigning.
Only 18% of people believed the Tories would keep the NHS publicly-run, according to a Survation poll. The British public are ‘firmly against’ an NHS sell-off.
If the European Union gives the UK a Brexit delay until January 31 then the pro-Remain parties are prepared to give the PM the opportunity to have an election on new terms.
"You’re all thinking: another extension. I am thinking: another three weeks listening to Farage"
However, outgoing speaker Robin Newton said a new speaker would need to be in place before the Assembly could turn to such a legislative bid.
Polls indicate Mr Trudeau’s Liberal Party could lose to the rival Conservatives.
In a second note to European Council president Donald Tusk, the PM said a Brexit extension would be “deeply corrosive”.
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